Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

Chapter 0040 Chapter

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Kaia POV

The walk is longer than I expected. Or maybe it's just knowing who is at the end of the hike.

When Hector said he would prepare warriors I thought maybe no more than 5...20 is a little excessive.

Hector doesn't know that Than needs me to be alive, needs me to be safe. He just needs me to be safe in the Amber Desert pack, safely tucked away. "Are you sure about this?" Hector asks as we walk side by side to one another.

they

his warriors."

"Yes...he has offered to withdraw his "Hhmm I'll believe that when I see it." "Meto Me too, too, but it's the first step to getting them away from your borders, giving your pack members their freedom back. This can't go on for much longer." The Dark Phantom pack members had been very understanding of Hector's orders and curfew restrictions. But soon will will start to complain, start to o take matters into their own hands if their alpha doesn't take action. And that is what frightens me, I don't want another example of what happened to Rosa. I would never forgive myself.

I can smell him before I see him.

The sickly feeling of regret hitting me as I can feel the small buzz of the mate bond trying to pull me to him. Why did I come, he'll try and use it to his advantage like he always does. It's funny, I hadn't missed the feeling of the bond from Than, Hector's already taking preference in my opinion. 1

I stop in the middle of a clearing, trees surrounding us that block most of the mid day sun, providing natural coverage that would be ideal for concealing oneself.

signals his movements towards me. Hector pulling me back slightly next to him, beta Ezra on my other

since the last time I saw him. His red hair growing from the buzz cut and into the longer locks similar to what I used to enjoy running my fingers through.

that he would explain

Our

like it was before I joined his pack. Our love conquering

I think of

in finding the strength to address

would withdraw your warriors if

did.

you keep your

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face...he had no intention of keeping his word. He's looking at me like I

that contract Than, because you have

stops as Than growls at me for my return outburst. Only for Hector to pull me behind Ezra and take a step forward, growling back

house, he has no intention of honouring his word and retreating..." Hector's voice enters my

odd to have

a select few in my birth pack. Father was always so protective of me having lost Mother

the link to Father's

once I joined his pack. Now I know why... he would have seen it as some kind of twisted deception to her. So much now was making sense of what Than did or didn't do.